Lab 1 Independent and Dependent Variable: The independent variable in this experiment is the aspirin and the water and the dependent variable for the experiment is the flowers freshness Question: Does adding aspirin into water keep the flowers fresher for a longer amount of time? Hypothesis: The flowers that contain the aspirin will stay fresher for a longer amount of time than the flowers that do not contain the aspirin. Data Chart and Graph: Conclusion: The conclusion is that the flowers that contain the aspirin did indeed stay fresher for a longer amount of time than the ones that didn't have the aspirin .